[ad_1] MELAKA (Bernama): An elderly man was burned to death in a car after the vehicle caught fire in an incident at Jalan Abadi 9, Taman Malim Jaya here on Saturday (October 31). Melaka Tengah District Police Chief, ACP, Afzanizar Ahmad, said that in the 2.30pm incident, the charred body …
Read More »Batu Sapi does not stop, Sarawak conducts surveys unless emergency is declared, says Muhydidin
[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: Batu Sapi by-elections and Sarawak state elections must be held unless a state of emergency is declared, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (pix) said. Muhyiddin said he was concerned that if the elections moved forward they would exacerbate the country’s Covid-19 crisis. He said the Federal …
Read More »Amcham Says New Labor Policy May Cause Investment Flight
[ad_1] A new labor policy of November 1 gives Malaysians preference over employing foreign workers and expatriate staff. PETALING JAYA: A new government policy on foreign workers could result in US investment being diverted to Malaysia’s neighbors in Asean, the Malaysian Chamber of Commerce said today. “This is a position …
Read More »James Bond actor Sean Connery dies at 90
[ad_1] Sean Connery was the original actor who played James Bond and appeared in seven of the spy thrillers. (Instagram photo) LONDON – Legendary British actor Sean Connery, best known for playing fictional spy James Bond in seven films, has died at the age of 90, his family told the …
Read More »Man in ‘abnormal condition’ crashes into Mecca’s Great Mosque
[ad_1] In early October, Saudi Arabia opened the Grand Mosque for prayers for the first time in seven months. (AP Image) RIYADH: A Saudi man rammed a car at high speed into the outer walls of the Great Mosque of Mecca, Islam’s holiest site, authorities said Saturday. Guards chased the …
Read More »Malaysia’s Muhyiddin says polls in two states cannot be avoided unless an emergency is declared, SE Asia News & Top Stories
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR – A by-election in Sabah in December and state elections for Sarawak next year are inevitable events, unless an emergency is declared for the country, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said on Saturday (October 31). Amid concerns in Malaysia over holding elections during the current surge in Covid-19 …
Read More »Partial closure at the health ministry training institute in Johor
[ad_1] There is an administrative EMCO at the Ministry of Health Training Institute in Kempas, Johor Bahru. BATU PAHAT: The Health Ministry Training Institute (ILKKM) in Kempas, Johor Bahru, has been placed under an Enhanced Movement Control (EMCO) administrative order since yesterday, Health Minister Dr Adham Baba said today. He …
Read More »Another possible water interruption avoided, this time by a factory fire.
[ad_1] Law enforcement officers planted 43 bags of activated charcoal along Sungai Kundang. (LUAS Facebook image) SHAH ALAM: The Selangor Water Management Board (LUAS) and Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air Selangor) jumped into action by taking early preventative measures after a level three contamination incident with odor threshold (TON) …
Read More »Not all public servants receive aid from the BPN, Cuepacs clarifies
[ad_1] Bantuan Prihatin Nasional aid is granted to households in groups B40 and M40, regardless of whether the beneficiary is a civil servant or works in the private sector. KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Civil and Public Service Employees Unions Congress (Cuepacs) has criticized those who claimed that public officials should …
Read More »Indonesia Condemns France Attacks, But Warns Against Macron’s Comments
[ad_1] JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Saturday condemned what he called “terrorist” attacks in France, but also warned that President Emmanuel Macron’s comments had “insulted Islam” and “damaged the unity of Muslims. everywhere”. Conservative Islamic organizations in Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim-majority country, have called for protests …
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